| Gang Starr discography | |
|---|---|
 Gang Starr performing in Hamburg, 1999. | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 23 |
| Singles | 31 |
| Promotional singles | 1 |
American hip hop duo Gang Starr have released seven studio albums, two compilation albums, thirty-one singles, one promotional single and nine music videos.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [2] | CAN [3] | FRA [4] | GER [5] | NLD [6] | SWE [7] | UK [8] | ||||||
| No More Mr. Nice Guy |
| — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Step In the Arena | 121 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | |||||
| Daily Operation |
| 65 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Hard to Earn |
| 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||||
| Moment of Truth | 6 | 1 | 14 | 70 | 94 | 51 | 28 | 43 | |||||
| The Ownerz |
| 18 | 5 | — | 39 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 74 | ||||
| One of the Best Yet |
| 82 | 42 | 65 | — | 46 | 86 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [2] | FRA [4] | GER [5] | NLD [6] | SWE [7] | UK [8] | |||||||
| Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr |
| 33 | 11 | 169 | 48 | 55 | 47 | 47 | |||||
| Mass Appeal: The Best of Gang Starr |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [18] | US R&B [19] | US Rap [20] | AUS [21] [22] | NLD [6] | SWE [7] | UK [8] | |||||||
| "The Lesson" [23] | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Believe Dat!" [24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Movin' On" [25] | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Words I Manifest" [26] | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No More Mr. Nice Guy | ||||
| "Positivity" | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Jazz Thing" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | Mo' Better Blues soundtrack | ||||
| "Just to Get a Rep" | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | Step in the Arena | |||||
| "Take a Rest" | 1991 | — | — | — | 143 | — | — | 63 | |||||
| "Lovesick" | — | — | 11 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 50 | ||||||
| "Step in the Arena" | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ex Girl to the Next Girl" | 1992 | — | 64 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Daily Operation | ||||
| "Take It Personal" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "2 Deep" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | ||||||
| "Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)" [27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trespass soundtrack | |||||
| "Mass Appeal" | 1994 | 67 | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Hard to Earn | ||||
| "Code of the Streets" | — [upper-alpha 1] | 83 | 33 | — | — | — | 91 | ||||||
| "DWYCK" (featuring Nice & Smooth) | — | — [upper-alpha 2] | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Suckas Need Bodyguards" (featuring Melachi the Nutcracker) | — | — [upper-alpha 3] | 44 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "You Know My Steez" | 1997 | 76 | 32 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Moment of Truth | ||||
| "The Militia" (featuring Big Shug and Freddie Foxxx) | 1998 | — [upper-alpha 4] | 68 | 38 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "1/2 & 1/2" [30] (featuring M.O.P.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blade soundtrack | |||||
| "Full Clip" | 1999 | — | — [upper-alpha 5] | — | — | — | — | — | Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr | ||||
| "Discipline" (featuring Total) | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Skills" | 2002 | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | The Ownerz | ||||
| "Nice Girl, Wrong Place" (featuring Boy Big) | 2003 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Rite Where You Stand" (featuring Jadakiss) | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Same Team, No Games" (featuring NYG'z & H.Stax) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Family and Loyalty" (featuring J. Cole) | 2019 | — | — [upper-alpha 6] | — | — | — | — | — | One of the Best Yet | ||||
| "Bad Name" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Bad Name" (Remix) (featuring Method Man and Redman) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Glowing Mic" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Royalty" [31] (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) | 1997 | Moment of Truth |
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "It's Gettin' Hectic" [32] | 1992 | The Brand New Heavies | Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1 |
| "Above the Cloudz" [33] | 1999 | Sway & King Tech, Inspectah Deck | This or That |
| "The Piece Maker" [34] | 2000 | Tony Touch | The Piece Maker |
| "Tha Squeeze" [35] | 2001 | — | Training Day soundtrack |
| "Battle" [36] | 2002 | 8 Mile soundtrack | |
| "Work, Part II" [37] | 2011 | Big L | The Danger Zone |
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Words I Manifest" | 1989 | |
| Positivity | ||
| "Jazz Thing" | 1990 | Spike Lee [38] |
| "Just to Get a Rep" | Fab Five Freddy [38] | |
| "Take a Rest" | ||
| "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" | 1991 | |
| "Lovesick" | ||
| "Step in the Arena" | ||
| "Ex Girl to the Next Girl" | 1992 | |
| "Take It Personal" | ||
| "DWYCK" (featuring Nice & Smooth) | Keith Ward [38] | |
| "Mass Appeal" | 1994 | Diane Martel [38] |
| "Code of the Streets" | Lionel C. Martin [38] | |
| "Suckas Need Bodyguards" | ||
| "You Know My Steez" | 1997 | Terry Heller [38] |
| "Royalty" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) | Ron Hightower | |
| "The Militia" (featuring Big Shug and Freddie Foxxx) | 1998 | Jeff Byrd [38] |
| "Discipline" (featuring Total) | 1999 | Rubin Whitmore II [38] |
| "Full Clip" | ||
| "Skills" | 2002 | |
| "Rite Where You Stand" (featuring Jadakiss) | 2003 | Darren Grant [38] |
| "Nice Girl, Wrong Place" (featuring Boy Big) | ||
| "Same Team, No Games" (featuring NYG'z & H.Stax) | ||
| "Family and Loyalty" (featuring J. Cole) | 2019 | Fab Five Freddy |
| “Bad Name” | ||
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